Pan Cheng

1.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
17 papers, 783 citations indexed

About

Pan Cheng is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Modeling and Simulation and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Pan Cheng has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 783 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 9 papers in Modeling and Simulation and 3 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Pan Cheng's work include Infection Control and Ventilation (12 papers), COVID-19 epidemiological studies (9 papers) and Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (2 papers). Pan Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Infection Control and Ventilation (12 papers), COVID-19 epidemiological studies (9 papers) and Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (2 papers). Pan Cheng collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and Singapore. Pan Cheng's co-authors include Yuguo Li, Wei Jia, Shenglan Xiao, Li Liu, Hua Qian, Jian Hang, Benjamin J. Cowling, Jianjian Wei, Hong Ling and Shengqi Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Hazardous Materials and Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Pan Cheng

17 papers receiving 766 citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Probable airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in a poorly ventilated restaurant
    2021 403 citations Yuguo Li, Hua Qian et al. Building and Environment profile →
  2. Global, regional and national burden of depressive disorders and attributable risk factors, from 1990 to 2021: results from the 2021 Global Burden of Disease study
    2025 13 citations Pan Cheng, Dan Li et al. The British Journal of Psychiatry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Pan Cheng Hong Kong 10 625 259 142 132 116 17 783
G. N. Sze To Hong Kong 7 643 1.0× 172 0.7× 134 0.9× 201 1.5× 156 1.3× 7 714
Wenzhao Chen China 10 477 0.8× 209 0.8× 90 0.6× 82 0.6× 85 0.7× 18 584
Santiago Barreda United States 12 921 1.5× 259 1.0× 74 0.5× 104 0.8× 153 1.3× 43 1.3k
Te Miao China 8 434 0.7× 239 0.9× 95 0.7× 57 0.4× 125 1.1× 13 654
P.L. Yuen Hong Kong 10 718 1.1× 120 0.5× 278 2.0× 85 0.6× 333 2.9× 16 980
Wei Jia Hong Kong 15 321 0.5× 223 0.9× 72 0.5× 103 0.8× 83 0.7× 52 851
Inés Olmedo Spain 12 626 1.0× 74 0.3× 284 2.0× 69 0.5× 122 1.1× 18 673
Chunwen Xu China 16 640 1.0× 87 0.3× 313 2.2× 99 0.8× 136 1.2× 43 959
Eline Dehandschoewercker France 2 494 0.8× 127 0.5× 40 0.3× 142 1.1× 58 0.5× 3 631
Wenzhe Su China 10 459 0.7× 309 1.2× 81 0.6× 55 0.4× 79 0.7× 25 833

Countries citing papers authored by Pan Cheng

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Fields of papers citing papers by Pan Cheng

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pan Cheng

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Pan Cheng. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Pan Cheng based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Pan Cheng. Pan Cheng is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Cheng, Pan, et al.. (2025). Global, regional and national burden of depressive disorders and attributable risk factors, from 1990 to 2021: results from the 2021 Global Burden of Disease study. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 227(4). 688–697. 13 indexed citations breakdown →
2.
Cheng, Pan, Hui‐Ling Yen, & Yuguo Li. (2025). Infectious quanta generation rates of SARS-CoV-2 variants throughout the infection course. Building and Environment. 283. 113333–113333. 1 indexed citations
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Cheng, Pan, Wei Jia, Li Liu, Hui‐Ling Yen, & Yuguo Li. (2024). What sizes of droplets contribute to long-range airborne transmission?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(4). 100045–100045. 9 indexed citations
4.
Cheng, Pan, Wei Jia, Li Liu, Hui‐Ling Yen, & Yuguo Li. (2024). Quantifying multi-virion aerosols in respiratory infection transmission. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 480. 136040–136040. 3 indexed citations
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Cheng, Pan, Wei Jia, Li Liu, Hui‐Ling Yen, & Yuguo Li. (2024). A power-law distribution of infectious quanta for the top 30% of SARS-CoV-2-infected individuals. Building and Environment. 267. 112256–112256. 5 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ningning, et al.. (2024). Development and validation of a nomogram to predict the depressive symptoms among older adults: A national survey in China. Journal of Affective Disorders. 361. 367–375. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Yuguo, et al.. (2024). Integrating multi-virion aerosols into the Wells–Riley equation with a focus on short-range exposure. Building and Environment. 269. 112455–112455. 2 indexed citations
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Jia, Wei, Jianjian Wei, Pan Cheng, Qun Wang, & Yuguo Li. (2022). Exposure and respiratory infection risk via the short-range airborne route. Building and Environment. 219. 109166–109166. 41 indexed citations
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Cheng, Pan, Wenzhao Chen, Shenglan Xiao, et al.. (2022). Probable cross-corridor transmission of SARS-CoV-2 due to cross airflows and its control. Building and Environment. 218. 109137–109137. 18 indexed citations
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Jia, Wei, et al.. (2022). Individual heterogeneity and airborne infection: Effect of non-uniform air distribution. Building and Environment. 226. 109674–109674. 12 indexed citations
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Li, Yuguo, Hua Qian, Jian Hang, et al.. (2021). Probable airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in a poorly ventilated restaurant. Building and Environment. 196. 107788–107788. 403 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Yuguo, Pan Cheng, & Hua Qian. (2021). Dominant transmission route of SARS-CoV-2 and its implication to indoor environment. The HKU Scholars Hub (University of Hong Kong). 66(4). 415–423. 2 indexed citations
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Cheng, Pan, Kaiwei Luo, Shenglan Xiao, et al.. (2021). Predominant airborne transmission and insignificant fomite transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in a two-bus COVID-19 outbreak originating from the same pre-symptomatic index case. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 425. 128051–128051. 43 indexed citations
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Ou, Cuiyun, Shixiong Hu, Kaiwei Luo, et al.. (2021). Insufficient ventilation led to a probable long-range airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 on two buses. Building and Environment. 207. 108414–108414. 88 indexed citations
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Li, Yuguo, Pan Cheng, & Wei Jia. (2021). Poor ventilation worsens short‐range airborne transmission of respiratory infection. Indoor Air. 32(1). e12946–e12946. 78 indexed citations
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Zhang, Nan, Pan Cheng, Wei Jia, et al.. (2020). Impact of intervention methods on COVID-19 transmission in Shenzhen. Building and Environment. 180. 107106–107106. 23 indexed citations
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Lucas, Peter W., Hugh Tiang Wah Tan, & Pan Cheng. (1997). The toughness of secondary cell wall and woody tissue. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 352(1351). 341–352. 36 indexed citations

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